Chapter 4

Chapter 4 "Stroke!" Princess Pulverizer called out, directing the crew of pirates as they pulled on their oars. "Stroke!"

第四章“划！”粉碎机公主喊道，指挥船员们划桨。 “中风!”

Truthfully, the princess didn't see any point in all this rowing. The Seasick Soaker was still anchored in the cove. It wasn't going anywhere, no matter how hard these men pulled. But Cap'n Bobbie had put the princess in charge of the rowers. And she'd told her to keep them rowing. So row they did. Boy, was Cap'n Bobbie mean. Princess Pulverizer couldn't imagine why Cap'n Bobbie had put her in charge of anything. Any one of the rowers could do it. And they'd all been around much longer than she had. Of course, there would have been plenty of fighting among them if she picked one of them to boss the others around. So maybe this was a good move on the captain's part. If she was being honest, Princess Pulverizer liked being in charge of something—even if it was just a rowing crew that wasn't going anywhere.

说实话，公主觉得这样划船没有任何意义。 晕船号仍停泊在海湾里。 不管这些人怎么努力，车都跑不了。 但是博比船长让公主负责划船。 她让她继续划船。 他们就这样做了。天啊，博比船长真刻薄。 粉碎机公主无法想象为什么博比船长要让她负责任何事情。 任何一个赛艇手都能做到。 他们都比她待的时间长。 当然，如果她挑了其中一个来指挥其他人，他们之间肯定会有很多争吵。 所以也许这对船长来说是明智之举。 如果她是诚实的，粉碎公主喜欢负责的东西-即使只是一个划船的船员，不去任何地方。

"Sit still, Wiggle-Butt Willy," one of the rowers called out. "You're rocking the bench back and forth." "Can't help it, Three-Toed Tommy. Me legs itch," Wiggle-Butt Willy replied. "At least ye have two legs," another pirate called to him. "An alligator got one of mine." "You tell him, Peg-Leg Pete!" Tommy agreed. "That same gator ate two of me toes for dessert—right after he made a dinner out of yer leg." "He was one hungry gator," Pete agreed. Princess Pulverizer frowned. The pirates were so busy talking, they had stopped rowing. If Cap'n Bobbie saw this ..."STROKE!" Princess Pulverizer shouted, trying to sound in charge. The pirates quieted down immediately and began rowing again. Wow. Princess Pulverizer was pretty good at this boss thing, if she did say so herself.

“坐着别动，扭屁股威利。”一个划手喊道。 “你在前后摇晃长凳。” “没办法，三趾汤米。 我的腿痒，”扭动屁股威利回答。 “至少你还有两条腿。”另一个海盗对他喊道。 “一只鳄鱼咬了我的一只。” “你告诉他，瘸腿皮特！”汤米同意了。 “就是那只鳄鱼把我的两只脚趾当甜点吃了——就在它把你的腿当大餐之后。” “他是一只饥饿的鳄鱼，”皮特表示赞同。 粉碎机公主皱起了眉头。 海盗们正忙着谈话，他们已经停止了划桨。 如果博比船长看到这个……“中风！”粉碎机公主喊道，试图让自己听起来像是在发号施令。 海盗们立刻安静下来，又开始划桨。 哇。粉碎机公主很擅长对付老板，如果她自己这么说的话。

Which she wouldn't. Because bragging wasn't knightly. It was also what had gotten her into this mess in the first place. Somehow, she had to find a way to free Meri and get off this boat, along with Dribble and Lucas. But as of yet, she hadn't come up with a new idea of how to do that. So until she did— "Stroke!" Princess Pulverizer called out. "Stroke!" "Give me one of them cheese sandwiches," Three-Toed Tommy said as Princess Pulverizer and the rowing crew entered the galley for their short lunch break.

她不会的。因为吹牛不是骑士的行为。 这也是她最初陷入困境的原因。 不管怎么说，她必须想办法救出梅里然后离开这艘船，还有运球和卢卡斯。 但到目前为止，她还没有想出一个如何做到这一点的新主意。 所以直到她——“中风！”粉碎机公主喊道。 “中风!”“给我来一份奶酪三明治，”三趾汤米说。这时，普莱丽公主和赛艇队员走进厨房，准备吃短暂的午餐。

Dribble plopped a grilled cheddar on rye on a chipped plate and handed it to Tommy. "Me too," Wiggle-Butt Willy said. "They look better than our usual slop." A chubby pirate with a big red face bounded out of the kitchen. "What did you say?" he bellowed. "Sorry, Cookie," Willy told him. "But them sandwiches look tastier than your grub." "Smell better, too," Stinky Stanley pointed out. "I'm surprised ye can smell anything, the way ye stink," Cookie told Stanley.

Dribble把一块烤切达干酪放在一个有缺口的盘子里，递给Tommy。 “我也是。”扭臀威利说。 “它们看起来比我们平常的泔水好多了。” 一个红脸胖乎乎的海盗从厨房里蹦了出来。 “你说什么？”他吼道。 “对不起，曲奇，”威利对他说。 “但是那些三明治看起来比你的食物好吃。” “闻起来也好多了，”臭斯坦利指出。 “我很惊讶你能闻到任何东西，你的臭味，”Cookie告诉斯坦利。

Princess Pulverizer frowned. She knew she smelled pretty bad, too. She still hadn't had a chance to wash up like she'd planned. But at least she wasn't as stinky as Stanley. Next to him, she smelled like roses. "So you're finally a chef," she told Dribble. "Yeah," Dribble agreed. "Cap'n Bobbie figured my flames were cheaper than firewood for cooking." "The pirates really like your sandwiches," Princess Pulverizer said. "It's kind of a dream come true." Dribble shook his head. "More like a nightmare. I don't want to cook for them." "What am I supposed to do with all this slop?" Cookie demanded of the pirates.

粉碎机公主皱起了眉头。 她也知道自己身上很难闻。 她仍然没有机会像她计划的那样洗漱。 但至少她不像斯坦利那么臭。 在他身边，她闻起来像玫瑰。 “你终于当上厨师了，”她告诉Dribble。 “是啊，”运球同意了。“博比船长认为我的火做饭比柴火便宜。” “海盗们真的很喜欢你的三明治。” “这就像是梦想成真了。” 运球摇了摇头。“更像是一场噩梦。 我不想给他们做饭。” “我该怎么处理这些垃圾呢？”Cookie问海盗们。